Featured Peacebuilding Group: Outward Bound Peacebuilding

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I spent this past weekend at the annual community college program that I direct. We hosted a number of organizations that focus on peacebuilding, one of which was Outward Bound Peacebuilding. I’m featuring this group this week. Having never experienced outward bound, I was not very familiar with the group, which takes the model and places it in a peacebuilding context. Ana Patel, the ED, engaged the seminar to exercises they use with their participants. For me, learning by doing is the best way to develop as a peacebuilding practitioners.

If you are looking to bring peacebuilding to your staff or students, consider having this group provide you with ideas and activities that can make the work real!

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Published by David J. Smith

I am conflict resolution educator, peacebuilding trainer and career coach. My professional experience has spanned the legal, think tank, international, quasi-government, and higher and secondary education sectors. I have taught at all higher education levels: community college, 4-year undergraduate (private, public, religious), graduate, and international. In 2003-2004 I was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar teaching at the University of Tartu in Estonia. From 2005 -2012 I was a senior program officer and senior manager at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington where I managed programs for colleges and universities and developed training for faculty and students. I work with all groups and educational institutions to support peacebuilding awareness.
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